It's Always Gonna Rain

The sun has been shinin'

For I don't know how long

Creek beds are empty

And the cotton's long gone

Folks 'round here

Hope it's the last thing to go

Even the blue bonnets

Find some way to grow

Find some way to grow

And just when you're down on your knees

You wonder, "Is God listening?"

Say all your prayers

And you lie down to sleep

Just like a dream

You know it's always gonna rain

It's always gonna rain

My dad and his dad

And his dad before

Used to stare at the stars

From just off the back porch

Mama was inside

But she never would cry

I'd hear her whisper

"Don't give up on the sky"

"Don't give up on the sky"

And just when you're down on your knees

You wonder, "Is God listening?"

You say all your prayers

And you lie down to sleep

And just like a dream

You know it's always gonna rain

Eyes are closin'

Got your windows open

Not done hopin'

Before you know it

Wind starts blowin'

And it takes away the pain

Rain

It's always gonna rain

It's always gonna rain

Always gonna rain

And just when you're down on your knees

That's when God's listenin'

So say all your prayers

And lie down to sleep

This ain't no dream

It's rain